2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship

The 2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a continental beach soccer tournament, which took place from February 27 to March 4, 2011, in Muscat, Oman, seeing the tournament leave Dubai for the first time. Beach Soccer Worldwide and FIFA decided to move the location of the championship to the Al-Musannah Sports City complex in Muscat, due to the success of the 2010 Asian Beach Games held there.[1]

2011 AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (AFC)
Tournament details
Host countryOman
CityMuscat
Dates27 February – 4 March 2011
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runners-up Oman
Third place Iran
Fourth place United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored163 (7.09 per match)
Top scorer(s) Takeshi Kawaharazuka
Ishaq Al-Mas
(8 goals)
Best player(s) Yahya Al-Araimi

The two finalists and the third place play-off winner earned qualification to represent Asia at the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Ravenna, Italy being Japan, who won the championship for a second consecutive time, Oman who finished in second place, qualifying to the world cup for the first time and Iran who beat the United Arab Emirates in the third place play off, to qualify by finishing in third place for the fourth time.[2]

Participating teams

A tournament record 11 teams, an increase of four teams following the seven that participated in the 2009 qualifiers confirmed their participation in the competition, with many newcomers, showing the ever growing popularity of the sport.[3]

Originally, 15 teams were going to take part, which included Afghanistan, Palestine, Qatar and Yemen.[4] However, the four countries pulled out of the tournament because of an undisclosed reason.[5]

Group stage

The draw to divide the eleven teams into the following three groups was conducted on 24 February 2011. The group stage commenced on 27 February 2011 and consisted of each nation playing each other once in a single round-robin format. To qualify for the quarter finals, a team must have finished in the top two of each group or have one of the two best records of the third placed group finishers.

All kickoff times are listed as Omani local time (UTC+4).

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners, runners-up, and best two third placed teams advance to the Quarter finals

Group A
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 3300209+119
 China 320194+56
 Iraq 30121020−102
 Kuwait 30031117−60
China 5 – 2 Iraq
Han Xue  6', 17'
Gui Qixuan  15', 33'
Qiu Hao  36'		 Report Sadeq Jabr  2'
Hussein Jabbar  8'
Kuwait 6 – 8 Oman
Al-Safi  9', 13'
Al-Saqer  11', 29'
Al-Mas  26' (o.g.)
Al-Eid  28'		 Report Al-Sinani  3', 7'
Al-Mas  4'
H. Al-Araimi  10'
Al-Alawi  20'
Al-Zaabi  21'
Y. Al-Araimi  33', 35'
China 4 – 1 Kuwait
Yilihanmu Aihaiti  17'
Han Xue  25', 26'
Gui Qixuan  28'		 Report Al-Saqer  15'
Oman 11 – 3 Iraq
Al-Mas  1', 19', 36', 36'
H. Al-Araimi  15'
Y. Al-Araimi  24', 32'
Al-Alawi  26', 35'
Al-Zaabi  28', 29'		 Report Hussein Jabbar  5', 36'
Moshtak Kadhim  32'
Iraq 5 – 4 (a.e.t.) Kuwait
Hussein Jabbar  7', 14', 18', 39'
Sadeq Jabr  27'		 Report Al-Jaser  6', 12', 35'
Al-Safi  17'
Oman 1 – 0 China
Al-Dhabit  2' Report

Group B
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Iran 2110104+65
 Japan 2101139+43
 Syria 2002414−100
Japan 9 – 4 Syria
Kawaharazuka  2', 17', 22'
Yamauchi  5', 30', 35'
Oda  29'
Tabata  33', 33'		 Report Akil  10'
Arnaout  17'
Shatta  26'
Nassif  33'
Iran 5 – 0 Syria
Boloukbashi  6', 21'
Mesigar  18'
Naderi  23'
Ahmadzadeh  35'		 Report
Japan 4 – 5 (a.e.t.) Iran
Yamauchi  4'
Kawaharazuka  20', 24'
Wakabayashi  38'		 Report Ahmadzadeh  9'
Naderi  12', 18'
Abdollahi  37'
Hassani  39'

Group C
Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 3300123+99
 Bahrain 3201109+16
 Uzbekistan 3102119+23
 Indonesia 3003618−120
Bahrain 4 – 3 Uzbekistan
Darwish  17'
Yousef  17', 18'
Jamal  18'		 Report Elibaev  7'
Sharipov  9', 15'
Indonesia 1 – 6 United Arab Emirates
Dwipayudha  1' Report W. Mohammed  7'
Ranjabar  9'
A. Karim  13', 28'
R. Ahmed  19'
H. Al-Balooshi  32'
Bahrain 5 – 2 Indonesia
Jamal  6', 10'
Darwish  14'
Nesuf  16'
Hasan  25'		 Report Kariana  5'
Jumada  10'
United Arab Emirates 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
R. Ahmed  1'
Ranjabar  2'		 Report Sharipov  13'
Uzbekistan 7 – 3 Indonesia
Anorov  4', 30'
Sattorov  9', 22'
Sharipov  26', 27', 36'		 Report Parimawan  6'
Darmasuta  16'
Metrajaya  22'
United Arab Emirates 4 – 1 Bahrain
A. Karim  4'
R. Ahmed  13'
Al-Mesaabi  24'
Ranjabar  34'		 Report Hasan  33'

Third placed teams

Because some groups contain four teams and some three, matches against the fourth-placed team in each group are not included in this ranking.

Team Pld W W+ L GF GA GD Pts
 Uzbekistan 200246−20
 Syria 2002414−100
 Iraq 2002516−110

Knockout stage
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
2 March 2011
 
 
 Iran5
 
3 March 2011
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
 Iran2 (0)
 
2 March 2011
 
 Oman (pen.)2 (1)
 
 Oman5
 
4 March 2011
 
 Syria2
 
 Oman1
 
2 March 2011
 
 Japan2
 
 Japan6
 
3 March 2011
 
 Bahrain2
 
 Japan2
 
2 March 2011
 
 United Arab Emirates1 Third place
 
 United Arab Emirates5
 
4 March 2011
 
 China1
 
 Iran6
 
 
 United Arab Emirates2
 

Quarter finals
Iran 5 – 3 Uzbekistan
Abdollahi  15'
Ahmadzadeh  28'
Mesigar  29'
Hassani  33', 36'		 Report Samegov  13', 36'
Azizov  26'
Japan 6 – 2 Bahrain
Yamauchi  6', 36'
Arakaki  13', 21'
Kawaharazuka  17'
Oda  22'		 Report Jamal  25', 30'
United Arab Emirates 5 – 1 China
A. Karim  1', 4', 7'
R. Ahmed  3'
Ranjabar  36'		 Report Qiu Hao  13'
Oman 5 – 2 Syria
Y. Al-Araimi  7', 20'
Al-Mas  18'
Al-Sinani  20', 27'		 Report Nassif  7'
Al-Najjar  34'

Semi finals
Japan 2 – 1 United Arab Emirates
Kawaharazuka  12'
Yamauchi  15'		 Report A. Karim  35'
Iran 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) Oman
Ahmadzadeh  22'
Boloukbashi  29'		 Report Al-Sinani  5'
Al-Zaabi  9'
Penalties
Mesigar 0 – 1 Al-Sinani

Third place play off
Iran 6 – 2 United Arab Emirates
Mesigar  1', 25'
Dara  11', 36'
Hassani  35'
Ahmadzadeh  35'		 Report R. Ahmed  18'
Sadeqi  29'

Final
Oman 1 – 2 Japan
Al-Mas  1' Report Kawaharazuka  26'
Arakaki  35'

Winners
 (2011) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (AFC) Winners: 

Japan
Second title

Awards
Best Player (MVP)
Yahya Al-Araimi
Top Scorer(s)
Takeshi Kawaharazuka Ishaq Al-Mas
8 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Shingo Terukina

Top scorers

Final standings
Rank Team
1 Japan
2 Oman
3 Iran
4 United Arab Emirates
5 China
6 Bahrain
7 Uzbekistan
8 Syria
9 Iraq
10 Kuwait
11 Indonesia

References
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  2. "Japan are the new Asian Champions!". beachsoccer.com. 2011-03-04. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. "Eleven teams to fight for three tickets in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 – Asia Qualifier Muscat". beachsoccer.om. 2011-02-23. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
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